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- HTC Ignite Image Leaked by Euro Retailer [Exclusive]
- Samsung Galaxy S II with 4G LTE Claims Verizon
- HTC Vigor Benchmarks Leaked Showing Verizon, 1.5 Ghz dual-core, and 720p HD Display
- Samsung Galaxy S II to Come in White Also
- Embattled Google lawyer says that patents are hurting innovation and leaving Google to sort through the mess
- Developers angry at Android Market search shakeup
- Dell launches update for Stage with SyncUp and Stage Remote for Android and more
- Samsung device surfaces on Developer Center packing 720p HD screen, but is it a phone or a tablet?
- Vodafone ditches HTC EVO 3D before it even arrives
- Samsung hits 5m Galaxy S II sales
- Motorola Droid X2 Getting Gingerbread Soon
- Samsung Galaxy S II Rounded-Edged Candybar Photo Leaked
- Motorola XPRT Review
- New Android Market 3.0.27 Rolling Out Now, Download it Here!
- Android Tablet Sales Devastatingly Low in Face of 7-inch Definition
- Oracle Deletes Blog Post Showing CEO’s Approval of Java in Android
- Verizon To Be First U.S. Carrier with the Galaxy S II
- Motorola Xoom 4G LTE Upgrade Not Coming Until September
- T-Mobile G2x Free From T-Mobile Until the 28th [Deal]
| HTC Ignite Image Leaked by Euro Retailer [Exclusive] Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:52 AM PDT What we have here is an exclusive look at what could be the next flagship HTC device. This is the HTC Ignite and it appears to have that same build quality and design that we are used to from HTC. We don’t know much regarding the device pictured but our sources claim it has a brother codenamed the “Prime” as well but we are still waiting for more details.
Don’t confuse that with the Nexus Prime as many have been calling the next Google device, our source claims this will be the next HTC phone and it will NOT be the next Nexus by Google and the “Prime” wont either. For now we will focus on the HTC Ignite, it’s suggested to be packing a 1.5 Ghz dual-core Snapdragon CPU, a 4.3″ 720p HD display and most likely will be powered by Androids newest offering in Ice Cream Sandwich. These specs line right up with the HTC Vigor that was also leaked this morning. Now before you ask us or go to Google Translate for the words in yellow, Binnenkort Leverbaar mean COMING SOON in Dutch. The phone also has a very similar look to the HTC Sensation we reviewed here. Although I don’t see a front facing camera hole for the Ignite but they could have moved it. The details remain thin for the HTC Ignite but as soon as we hear more we will report on it. You can’t have it just yet, but we have the Sensation 4G to give away if that is any interest to you.
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| Samsung Galaxy S II with 4G LTE Claims Verizon Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:51 AM PDT We all figured this was coming but this might be a bit more confirmation. The Samsung Galaxy S II superphone headed to Verizon should in fact be powered by 4G LTE according to Verizon support. As long as we can believe the Twitter account of @VZWSupport. Today they tweeted they had great news, and that the Galaxy S II would indeed have 4G LTE.
We have been hearing lots of chatter regarding this phone and with good reason as its arguably the best handset on the market. Yesterday we heard rumors suggesting Verizon would get it first in the U.S. and now we hear with 4G things are starting to shape up. What will come first the Galaxy S II 4G LTE, or the Droid Bionic? We also saw leaks of a SGSII Slide headed for AT&T so I think it’s safe to say the Galaxy S II is finally ready to break down the doors of U.S. carriers and start getting some American love. Sadly support reps that happen to be behind the keyboard often make mistakes so hopefully this is not the case. You’ve got everyone excited so how about some pictures? [via Twitter] )
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| HTC Vigor Benchmarks Leaked Showing Verizon, 1.5 Ghz dual-core, and 720p HD Display Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:36 AM PDT First time we heard the name HTC Vigor was a random story about its camera taking photos but nothing suggested Android was on board but some new benchmarks paint a slightly different picture if they are to be believed. A recent leak of a NenaMark benchmark shows some jaw dropping specs to say the least. This is an HTC device with what the results are claiming to be a 1.5 Ghz dual-core Snapdragon CPU, as well as a 1280x720p HD display running on Android 2.3.4 and the Verizon Wireless network.
Those specs with Verizon 4G LTE would be a device I think everyone would want. The HTC Vigor sounds like a beast but is it a phone, or a 7″ tablet. With a resolution like that we may be seeing signs of one of the first Ice Cream Sandwich phones too but this is all just speculation. Android 3.2 Honeycomb brought support for 7″ tablets and the Snapdragon platform to tablets so that is also why a 7″ 3.2 tablet is suggested. Although we have seen benchmarks like this in the past, ones that are easily mistaken or faked seeing these specs has to get you a little excited for the future right. For now we will hope and pray something like this hits the Verizon networks soon but in the mean time we’ll have to take this with a grain of salt. Now if pictures leak soon that will be another story so we will keep our eyes peeled. [via Android Police] )
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| Samsung Galaxy S II to Come in White Also Posted: 27 Jul 2011 08:51 AM PDT So you’re thinking about grabbing a Galaxy S II, and you love the idea of having a white handset, but you’re torn over wanting to dunk your smartphone in a vat of paint or not – fear not! According to Clove.CO.UK, you’ll have the opportunity to purchase the original version of the Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-l9100) in white very soon. This is the same device you know and love from the world class review as done by Chris Davies on our sister site SlashGear, coming in 16GB with the same Super AMOLED Plus display and top-class specs!
This is the same device that early this morning we reported had hit 5 MILLION in sales, beating its top-selling predecessor, the Galaxy S, to the mark. The Samsung Galaxy S II has been on sale for just 85 days and still isn’t released in the USA – what do you think about that? Almost as if it’s the greatest smartphone of all time, isn’t it? Kind of like everyone in the world should drop their Androids and move on to this Super Android, isn’t it? Meanwhile photos are leaking of a supposed rounded-edged counterpart to the Galaxy S II as it exists today, and we’re still rooting for this sharper original to come to US carriers. This newest model, being the same shape and innards as the original save for the white backing, will be available for delivery in August (approximately on the 15th, that is.) Check out the pre-order page at Clove! )
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| Posted: 27 Jul 2011 08:33 AM PDT Google is currently facing multiple patent battles as the amount of litigation against the popular Android OS continues to grow. Google’s Eric Schmidt says that he’s not too worried about the litigation, but at least one person on the Google legal team seems to be bothered by the litigation. At the same time Larry Page, Google CEO, insists that the patent situation isn’t critical.
As of now, there are six different legal complaints field against Android and Google General Counsel Kent Walker thinks that the legal battle is hurting consumers and leaving Google to “sort through the mess.” Walker also noted that Google is exploring a variety of things as it works through all the litigation. Walker also thinks that software patents are “gumming up the works of innovation.” Other firms fighting against Google think that the search giant has issues with patents in the tech world because it is new to the market and has little patents of its own reports Bloomberg. Google owns 768 patents according to Bloomberg, and most of them are for search tech. By comparison, Microsoft has over 18,000 patents and Apple has over 4,000. Some Google competitors feel that Android has become popular on the back of work done by others that have been in the market longer. [via Bloomberg] )
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| Developers angry at Android Market search shakeup Posted: 27 Jul 2011 08:10 AM PDT
One developer claims that the downloads of his app have dropped 80%. What angers some devs as much as losing their rankings is the fact that Google hasn't bothered to respond. There are hoards of website owners out there that have seen their websites pull the exact same disappearing act in the Google web search results as well. So far, a forum post on the main thread for the issue at the Android support forum has reached 1100 with most complaints that their apps have disappeared. The issue seems to have started on June 28 and on July 6 a Google rep said that they were aware of the problem and working on it. Apparently, that is the only response offered from Google so far. [via TheRegister] )
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| Dell launches update for Stage with SyncUp and Stage Remote for Android and more Posted: 27 Jul 2011 07:29 AM PDT Dell has announced a new software launch that is available for the Streak 5 and Streak 7 Android platforms and computers. The announcement is for the next generation of the Stage software from the company with access to music, video, and photos across all Stage enabled devices. The Stage update also uses SyncUp from Nero to allow for 2GB of free cloud storage for your device.
The idea is that the software update will allow the user to enjoy their content anywhere they happen to be. The Stage Remote allows the streaming for content between Stage-enabled devices and from a Stage device to a DNLA TV or speakers. The Streak 7 Android tablet can be used to control the entire experience by calling up new content no matter where it is stored on the network and allows the user to choose where the content plays among available devices. If the free 2GB of cloud storage isn’t enough the user can buy up to 100GB of storage with an annual subscription. Dell Stage will also give the user access to Noisey, Blio, and Zinio in addition to their own content. The latest version of Stage started shipping installed on Dell devices on July 7. Stage can also be updated OTA by users as of now. The software can also be downloaded on the Streak 5 and Streak 7 from the Android Market. )
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| Samsung device surfaces on Developer Center packing 720p HD screen, but is it a phone or a tablet? Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:32 AM PDT We have a bit of a mystery today with some scant details of a new Samsung device turning up on the Developer Center. The details are very scarce and in fact, we don't even know if we are looking at a tablet or a smartphone. The only hard fact the mysterious posting does point out is that the screen res is 1280 x 768 and it supports 16M colors.
We also know that whatever the device is will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The model number listed is SHV-E120S, not that the number means anything to us. There is some speculation that this may in fact be a smartphone. With that screen resolution, it would be the highest res smartphone Samsung offers. I think it is more likely to be that Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 we have talked about before. The screen resolution would be really high for the roughly 4-inch screens most of the high-end Android smartphones sport (not that it can’t happen). The 1280 x 768 resolution would put the device right between the resolution of the smallest Galaxy Tab and the big Galaxy Tab 10.1 though. I am thinking this may be the Galaxy Tab 8.9. [via Gottabemobile] )
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| Vodafone ditches HTC EVO 3D before it even arrives Posted: 27 Jul 2011 01:41 AM PDT You snooze, you lose, HTC. UK carrier Vodafone has confirmed that it has dropped the HTC EVO 3D from its line-up, after continued delays in the glasses-free 3D smartphone’s availability. Speaking to a Vodafone spokesperson today, Android Community was told that the carrier had decided that, given the devices it currently offers and those it has in the pipeline, and that “due to delays to the launch of the device” it felt the EVO 3D was no longer required.
Those customers who had already pre-registered their interest in the EVO 3D on Vodafone will be contacted and the decision not to range it explained. The handset has already been removed from the Vodafone “Coming Soon” page. “We realise this will come as a disappointment to some people but we already offer some fantastic phones, like the HTC Sensation and Galaxy S2, with some really exciting handsets in the pipeline” the Vodafone spokesperson told us, “and we’ll continue to focus on bringing the latest and greatest smartphones to Vodafone customers.” While the EVO 3D went on sale in the US on June 24, having been initially announced back at CTIA 2011 in March 2011, European sales of the GSM variant are yet to begin. HTC confirmed it would be offering the device in GSM form back at the end of June. )
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| Samsung hits 5m Galaxy S II sales Posted: 27 Jul 2011 12:08 AM PDT Samsung has announced that global sales of the Galaxy S II have passed the 5m mark, again beating its predecessor, the Galaxy S, to the milestone. Currently available in various European and Asian countries – though not, yet, the US – the GSII has been on sale for just 85 days.
The handset had already passed the 3m point after 55 days on the market. In contrast, the Galaxy S took 85 days to make it to 3m, and 125 days to reach 5m. Beyond that, after seven months of availability, the Galaxy S hit 10m sales, a record Samsung now says it is confident the Galaxy S II will beat. Availability in North America – which has taken longer than for the Galaxy S – will undoubtedly help achieve that goal. Verizon Wireless is expected to be the first US carrier to offer the Galaxy S II – in CDMA form – with a launch within the next 2-3 weeks tipped, while Samsung is believed to be crafting custom versions for all four major networks. Meanwhile, a slider version of the smartphone, packing a QWERTY keyboard and apparently headed to AT&T, was spotted earlier this week. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in!] )
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| Motorola Droid X2 Getting Gingerbread Soon Posted: 26 Jul 2011 06:01 PM PDT Just last week Verizon started testing the Motorola Droid X2 Gingerbread update in what we call a “soak test”. It looks as if things went smoothly and everything is a go because the official update page is now being shown right on Verizon. This should bring the Droid X2 up to Android 2.3 as well as the exciting new enhancements to Moto Blur or whatever they are calling their user interface enhancements.
The original Motorola Droid X received the same soak test and update back at the end of May and has been enjoying those gingerbread cookies for a few months. Now it’s the Droid X2′s turn to get in on the goods. Most of the user interface changes we saw on the original X are already in the X2′s current system so the user interface shouldn’t change much for users. With the 2.3 update you should see some small UI enhancements as well as a few of those UI fancy animations we saw on the Droid 3 when it first launched. You’ll have a new download manager as well as changes to the on-screen keyboard. Gingerbread brings with it some extra features for copy and paste that were much needed that I think many users will really enjoy. We can’t forget Google Books, it comes pre-loaded for your convenience now. I just check my own Droid X2 and the update is yet to become available but we have a feeling it should be coming any time now so keep checking that update page if you’re just too excited and can’t wait. Device Info
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| Samsung Galaxy S II Rounded-Edged Candybar Photo Leaked Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:56 PM PDT It appears that someone is out there dropping images of some phantom devices saying it’s the Galaxy S II, varied to the max on several carriers, double-time today on AT&T. What we’re seeing here is a decidedly un-appealingly shaped variant of the original Samsung Galaxy S II with extra-round corners and the newest version of TouchWiz in tow. The originator of said photo says it’ll be coming in on AT&T and notes that it’s not the same as the earlier leak today which was instead a Samsung Galaxy S Slide (or Slider, or whatever you’d like to call it.)
This device, take note, should bring up a bit of suspicion on your part as attentive readers as the top 1/10 of the image is blurred out, stopping any identification whatsoever of this device beyond the fact that it appears to be running the newest version of TouchWiz (4.0, which you can see in action back when we got to take a peek at this device at CTIA 2011 in Orlando Florida.) That’s real, that’s the good stuff. The original Galaxy S II as seen in the video in that post has sharp corners (in comparison to this supposed new version) and is already released across Europe. What this new version says is that it’s the same as this morning’s AT&T leak but without the slide-out keyboard. What’s strange in addition to the fact that this, again, has basically no detail to it, is that while the top portion has to be blurred out in the photo above, the link from this morning needs no blur in the same section as it’s blank and black. On the other hand, it could all be due to the fact that these devices are still in testing phases and/or are only tester units with unfinished pieces hanging off of them. You decide! [via Phandroid] )
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| Posted: 26 Jul 2011 04:55 PM PDT Welcome to the second iteration of Motorola’s Android business phone for the portrait typing of emails, calendar scheduling, document work, and of course, web browsing. This device is made to be working with the keyboard as much as the touchscreen, and in many cases more of the former. The first look at this device (or an earlier edition of it, if you will,) was the DROID Pro, a Verizon joint. The similarities are immense, but the battery is much, much larger. That and this one’s just better because the back is rubbery and textured.
Before we enter the main review, let’s have a look at how it feels to hold the device in one’s hands, take it out of the box, turn it around, toss it up in the air, and press the button on the side that launches the calendar app. Later on in the review we’ll also take a look at some hands-on and demos with the device from our initial look at the device back in NYC a few weeks ago: HardwareWith this review I must first recommend you take a look at our now brand-new feature, that being our Android Phone, Tablet, and Devices Database. You can access the database by heading directly to http://device.ac/, by heading to the bottom of the post you’re currently in to see all the specs of the device you’re currently looking at, or by going to http://device.ac/xprt-437/, a link that’ll lead you to the full Motorola XPRT specs page. There you can also link into our discussion forums using the titles in the upper right or hit up the keywords in Manufacturer, Carrier, SoC Manufacturer and more!
This device rolls out with a 3.1-inch TFT display, is .51-inches thick, and stands at right around 4.7-inches. That means it’s about the size of your average smartphone device with a display that’d otherwise be reserved for a lower-tier phone. Here though, it’s right in with the top-tier as it’s resolution of 320×480 pixels on such a small display makes it more than decent for everyday use. You’ve got a 5-megapixel camera on the back, a full QWERTY keyboard sitting under your display on the front, and a lovely plastic around the front and rubbery soft plastic on the back chassis. It’s comfortable to hold, comfortable to type with, and comfortable to keep in your pocket right next to the rest of your daily pocketables.
The camera on the back of the device is good enough for basic use, sending to Facebook, Google+, Twitter, or even your business partners via email, Bluetooth, or whatever other apps you might want to connect to your sharing mechanism – there’s even a dual-LED flash in the back for photos in the dark. There’s a smooth rock of a button on top for power, lock, and sleep, and on the right side of the device there’s a button that’ll activate your calendar app which you can connect to your Google-based calendar. The hardware is great – not significantly improved over the DROID Pro, but the DROID Pro didn’t exactly need fixing, did it? The biggest change here is in the battery – and we’ll discuss that later. Hands-On DeuceWe were introduced to this device at a Motorola even in New York City on June 9th, 2011. There we were given a hands-on tour of the device’s outsides, insides, and dock capabilities. Have a look at both videos here: Software and PerformanceInside you’ll find your normal range of Google-based apps, some bonuses like a NASCAR app, Media Share, News, News & Weather, Motorola Phone POrtal, and Telenav GPS – plus a few bloatware apps from the carrier. Other than that, the Motorola XPRT is pretty clean in the apps department. You’ll be free to download all the business-savvy apps your heart desires with your 1.024 GB of internal storage and microSD card slot under the battery cover that comes packed with a 2GB card and is expandable up to 32GB. Plenty of space should you need it.
Beyond that, it’s very likely this is the last of the old-style Motoblur devices. What we’re seeing in devices such at the Droid 3 is a whole new look at how Motorola handles Android, but here it’s still the Motoblur we’ve been seeing for quite a few devices. You’ll be able to access all of your apps past the lock screen in your apps drawer activated by a single circle in the center of the bottom of your screen, get to your phone or your Contacts list from the bottom of your screen as well. The difference between this and most other user interfaces is that these spots are generally interchangeable with app shortcuts instead of being locked to these three functions. As far as speed and workability, as far as the performance of this device, it’s quite fast, working with a 1GHz Texas Instruments TI OMAP 3620 processor, not quite a dual core but just fine for your everyday business apps. Let’s have a look at some benchmarks, shall we?
For more information on Vellamo, head to our hands-on post. BatteryThe battery on this device is a whopping 1860 mAh, an improvement over the original DROID Pro which was running on a 1420 mAh and had more than a few complaints dropped on it for how quickly it did consume said battery. Here with an 1860 mAh, you’ll be rolling all day long with medium to heavy use with no problem.
CameraThe camera, again, is a 5-megapixel back-facing camera, there’s no front-facing camera, and it works just fine. You’ll be able to use it for everyday business, not exactly perfect for art projects if you know what I mean, but just fine for your regular sending back and forth of lovely photos. Check out a couple examples of high-res photos here:
Wrap-UpBehold the business Android phone. It’s what you’re going to want if you like the style BlackBerry made famous, that is a portrait style device with a keyboard under the display the long way. If you’re not thinking you need a physical keyboard, a nice one at that, then it’s back to the display-only devices for you! Soon you’ll be working without any physical buttons at all if Ice Cream Sandwich has its way – save for the power button, of course, we must note. For now, the Motorla XPRT stands as the sold portrait QWERTY in a sea of touchscreens.
If you’re in it for the games, in it for the media consumption like movies and photos, all that good stuff, the XPRT might not be your best choice. If you’re in it for the physical typing, the writing and reading of emails, the social networking and the nice feel in the hands, well, then, there’s another answer waiting for you. The Motorola XPRT is the business person’s phone – thats where it begins and that’s where it ends.                        Device Info
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| New Android Market 3.0.27 Rolling Out Now, Download it Here! Posted: 26 Jul 2011 02:57 PM PDT This is more of a reminder for those that missed the Android Market leak a few weeks ago. Google updated the Android Market with movie rentals and book rentals as well as a few other improvements. The user interface has almost completely changed and is more in-line to Honeycomb and what we should be seeing with Ice Cream Sandwich. Only problem is no one has got the OTA update that I’ve heard, but today it is hitting devices.
The leaked market was version 3.0.26 and I can confirm my HTC Sensation was indeed upgraded to version 3.0.27 this morning along with a few other devices running Android 2.2 like the image above. I manually installed the original leak on another phone and it was almost instantly upgraded without notice or user action to 3.0.27 so this is most likely the official version. We originally posted the new market for download available by click here. So this looks to be the final build, version 3.0.27 rolling out to devices as we speak. It isn’t hitting phones as fast as I thought but you all should receive it shortly (if you didn’t already manually update). If you would like to download the latest official 3.0.27 version click here! What do you guys think of the new market, does it look to similar to panels in Windows Phone 7? Check out our new android market review. )
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| Android Tablet Sales Devastatingly Low in Face of 7-inch Definition Posted: 26 Jul 2011 02:52 PM PDT It appears that John Gruber of the blog DARING FIREBALL has done a bit of number crunching aside a couple of factoids released by Google on Android tablet sales starting at the beginning of time and running through last week. In a recent analyst call with Larry Page and Google Co, it was announced that approximately 135 million Android devices had been activated through the 6th month of the year. Impressive number, yes? There a bit of a doozy in the works here that’ll show you that tablets aren’t exactly winning this race at the moment – not by any means! That’s not to say that they won’t soon, on the other hand.
There is a factor in play here created by Google itself. Inside Android Developer, screen size “Xlarge” is defined as any screen 7 inches or larger. Tablets here are only defined as 7-inch or 10-inch. If we’re using Google’s numbers, if tablets are only those devices that are 7-inches or larger, there’s another number we need, provided by Google, that’ll tell us exactly how many tablets have been activated thus far. Google notes that only 0.9% of activated in-use devices are tablets. With this number we can find that of the 135 million Android devices active today, a total of 1.21 million of them are tablets. That’s not bad until you compare it to the only group with more tablet sales, Apple, with their 28.73 million iPads sold, again through June. Consider that, then consider this: Honeycomb is less than a year old, Android will soon be releasing a new version of their mobile OS in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, an OS that will take both tablets and handsets to a new level. Also consider that of all the manufacturers lending their hand in the Android game, only a handful have created a single Android tablet, while only a couple have created more than one Android tablet. What do you think? Will Android tablets rise to iPad levels, or are they doomed to stay small? Furthermore – do you think tablet sales will ever trump handset sales? Finally, what do you consider the smallest size for a tablet to be? [via Daring Fireball] )
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| Oracle Deletes Blog Post Showing CEO’s Approval of Java in Android Posted: 26 Jul 2011 12:40 PM PDT While I’m not going to jump into this story too deep I’ll start with linking to our Oracle Portal. You will find all the stories and background you need. Basically Oracle is suing Google for the use of Java code in the Android OS. We reported on this a while back and little bits and pieces have slowly appeared over the past few months.
While Oracle is claiming Google directly copied Java code for use in Android, others have said that story isn’t accurate. I’m sure there is plenty that the general public and even those working for both companies don’t know. It boils down to Oracle wanted a few billion dollars in return from Google for stealing code and infringing on patents. Before these lawsuits even appeared this was already being debated so this wasn’t anything new or a surprise to Google. Back to the lawsuit, Even the judge thought the initial request for 2.6 billion in compensation for the patent infringements was a little extreme and suggested Oracle and their team of lawyers go back to the drawing boards for a more accurate claim. Latest news that I’m just hearing looks to not only make Oracle look bad, but like they have something to hide and I’m sure the judge wont like how things appear. When Google first launched Android it seems Oracle and Sun were completely for it. Sun’s CEO posted a comment on their blog in 2007 stating how excited and pleased they were to see Google using the Java/Linux code and even added Google to the list of supporters. Here is the “deleted blog post”
If Oracle and Sun endorsed Android way back when it first launched and fully were aware of what Google was using this could cause a huge problem for their case. And now they go out and delete the blog post like they’ve got something to hide could make things even worse. I’ve not followed this entire case but I’ve read enough to clearly see things aren’t completely lining up and they are now simply trying to snag some of the Android cash flow. [via Phandroid] )
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| Verizon To Be First U.S. Carrier with the Galaxy S II Posted: 26 Jul 2011 12:05 PM PDT We have heard more than a few different stories regarding the Galaxy S II coming to the U.S. but industry analyst Paul Mueller today is shaking things up by stating that Verizon will beat all other carriers to market with the SGSII and it could be here as early as mid August (2-3 weeks). We have heard the name Samsung Function for the Verizon branded model but that is about it.
We did hear reports of Samsung speeding things up to 1.4 Ghz to better compete with the future iDevice 5. That also matches a few of the comments Paul stated today, but then we all know the SGSII will be the biggest competition to the next Apple creation anyways.
People hear all types of news here and there so I can’t really say much regarding this news. We did hear from Samsung’s own mobile president that we’d see the devices coming soon not to mention the Galaxy S II for AT&T was leaked this morning already. I think it is safe to say that we should be seeing these phones sometime around mid to late August, or so we hope. Stay tuned for more information because if a August 12th launch on Verizon is actually a possibility we should be seeing and hearing more details any day now. [via Examiner] )
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| Motorola Xoom 4G LTE Upgrade Not Coming Until September Posted: 26 Jul 2011 11:41 AM PDT I guess we can’t really say that the Xoom 4G LTE upgrade has been delayed because we never truly knew when it was coming. When it went on sale February 24th 2011 buyers were told the upgrade would come within the next 3 months. So according to that time frame I guess I could say the update has now been delayed.
This story is still developing but sources are saying they have confirmation that the update will begin rolling out in September, sadly that is over a month away — bad form guys. Reports are also suggesting that Motorola Xoom 3G (one day 4G) owners will be receiving an email from Motorola or Verizon today stating the same thing I’m saying here. That the upgrade will start in September but they don’t have an official date set in stone. I’ve received no such email but I’m on all the mailing lists. The 4G LTE version of the Xoom recently cleared the FCC and we all thought we’d see the update within weeks, not another month or more. I’m a bit surprised they didn’t push for this sooner and now the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will beat them to market as it will ship with 4G LTE starting Thursday, July 28th. With the Galaxy Tab being thinner, lighter, and sleeker and now beating the Xoom to 4G LTE is the Xoom going to fade into darkness? What do you guys think? Device Info
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| T-Mobile G2x Free From T-Mobile Until the 28th [Deal] Posted: 26 Jul 2011 11:21 AM PDT Well well well, would you look at that. The T-Mobile G2x is now back online at T-Mobile.com for the low price of FREE. Yup that is right they are offering the new and improved LG G2x as a web-only special for free. That is an amazing price for what you get. Just yesterday I said it would be in stores again soon and overnight poof — there it is.
After initially launching and being plagued with problems and shortages things are finally looking up. Yesterday the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update started rolling out for the G2x fixing all of the problems users were having. We are hearing the phone is blazing fast and working great with Gingerbread on board and all the bug fixes cleared up. This is a web-only deal but you get this amazing phone for free after signing a new 2-year contract — and it’s one of the better phones on the market. This phone is usually $299 with a new contract so to be offered completely free for the next two days is a pretty solid deal, I’d jump on it if you’ve been considering an upgrade. In case you don’t remember the G2x is a Vanilla Android device running completely stock, it has a powerful dual-core Tegra 2 CPU, 8 MP camera and HDMI-out. I used it to watch more than a few UFC fights over HDMI to my big screen. Details below: Device Info
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Many developers of apps on the Android Market are unhappy today with the change of the search functionality on the Android Market. The search tweaks have seen a lot of developers that had popular apps in the past plummet in popularity and search ranking. The shakeup has seen apps that previously ranked very highly for specific keywords not return in the rankings at all for the same searches today.
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